Built to outlast and overwhelm, the Su-25 “Frogfoot” was the Soviet answer to the A-10 Warthog. Designed for brutal close air ...

The SBU said aircraft hit included the A-50 airborne early warning and control plane, Tupolev Tu-95, Tu-22, and Tu-160 bombers, An-12 transport aircraft, and the Il-78 refueling tanker.

An Antonov An-24 passenger plane carrying 48 people crashed in Russia's far east as it was preparing to land, killing everyone on board in an incident that spotlighted the continued use of old ...

Another prefix, "Su," pops up occasionally as well. "Su" stands for "Sukhoi," another major Russian aircraft manufacturer. Sukhoi is named after Pavel Sukhoi, an aircraft designer.

A Russian Antonov An-24 passenger plane, nearly 50 years old, crashed in a remote forested area near Tynda, Russia. It carried approximately 50 people, and all are feared dead. The crash highlights ...